Ph.D. in Media Study
The Department of Media Study’s PhD is one of a small set of doctoral programs in experimental media theory and practice in the United States. This program responds to the rapid development and transformation of media due to advances in information technologies and to the growing number of artist-scholar-researchers working in technology-based art forms. A new community of artist-scholar-researchers has emerged in the spaces between media art practice, the sciences, and the humanities. This work is not easily categorized and often spans disciplines that traditionally have little overlap. Those who wish to operate in this area require a hybrid set of conceptual and technical capabilities.
This program is designed to respond to both conditions by creating a framework for practice-led and scholarly research into media arts.
MFA in Media Arts Production
The Department of Media Study’s MFA in Media Arts is one of the country’s leading programs in experimental and independent media. As a department and as a community we are committed to producing work that challenges and extends conventional forms and representations. Currently, the department has research groups working in independent Film and Video (including documentary), Public Computational Media (including robotics), Digital Poetics, Locative Media, Critical Spatial Practices, Performance, Story and Games as well as areas yet to receive official designations.
This program is most suitable for students whose primary focus is the process of art/media making.
- MFA/Emerging Practices Concentration
- The MFA in Fine Arts with a focus in Emerging Practices (EP) is a joint effort between the departments of Visual Studies and Media Study, which are committed to exploring the interdisciplinary space between emerging technologies and the arts.
- · The MFA/M.Arch
Architecture and Media Study offer a dual degree program in Media, Architecture & Computing. This cross-disciplinary program offers dual terminal degrees, the fully accredited Master of Architecture (MArch) and the Master of Fine Arts (MFA). Applicants to this program must have a B. Arch and be admitted to both the DMS MFA and the Department of Architecture’s M.Arch programs.
MAH in Film/Media Studies
The MAH in Film/Media Studies is an interdisciplinary, 36 credit hour program. Students take 12 credit hours in the Department of Media Study, 12 credit hours in the Department of English, six credit hours of electives and complete a 6 credit hour project or written thesis.
This program enables students to develop their interest in film/media theory in a number of possible directions. If they are coming from a academic/scholarly background they can take advantage of courses in Media Study to become more aware of the actual processes of media production. If they are coming from an art/media making background, they can develop a greater understanding of the possible theoretical contexts of their production.
This program is particularly suitable as a pre-Ph.D. program for those transitioning from other fields and, for these students, we offer special advisement on their applications to further graduate study.
New Media Design Certificate
The Advanced Certificate in New Media Design is for students seeking the both the basic technical skills and the conceptual understanding to operate in a networked culture. Students take 2 required courses covering both technical and conceptual skills and are free to develop this core with two electives.
This is a certificate program and not a degree program. Courses taken as part of your degree are eligible to be electives and the New Media I and II courses can be counted toward your degree when the requirements for your degree allow this.